Blog Update!!!!!

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Mami made an interesting comment tonight while we went out on a "date". She said, "You know, I've tired to think of other people who live like we do, owning a small circus, traveling, etc....and I can't think of anyone else like us...I guess we are kind of unique."

Our date was unique too. We went to an Italian fast food place and realized our stomachs had shrunk considerably this summer. Then we went to the Home Depot and Walmart. How romantic. But we were alone...if you don't count the hundreds of people in the stores with us.

Good news today is the shimmy and shake that my RV has had since I bought it is gone. My guess was the front rotors and I was right. S & R Tires i n BG here took great care of me. I got there at 6Am and they were done before 9:30. Grant it I had to get up at 5 something to go there and I hate waking up. Regardless, what I though was going to cost between $600-$1K to fix came in at a little over $400 including the oil and lube job. And the best part, she drives like a smooth dream.

Today was once again a hot one. The whole region is under a severe heat wave. (no records being broken but is is hot...you will sweat just standing still in the shade. Interesting thing is in the humidity if you just accept that you are going to sweat and you keep drinking liquids it really isn't that bad. Dry heat however just sucks the sweat off you and dries out your hair, skin, cuticles, etc. Since it was really hot we kept Titus in the RV until the last show and he was, as usual, a hit.

We have added a lot more shtick to the show this year and it has been playing really well. James does a mock striptease whenever Lukas plays that age old stripper song. And they have talked me into doing the "Les Grossman" dance from Tropic Thunder. The audience really seems to like both. Maybe the sight of a 46 year old out of shape, gray haired old man dancing to a rap song is funny?????

Olivia lost a tooth last week, Brandon lost a tooth a day or so ago, and Victor Lost a tooth today. The tooth fairy, or is it the tooth "alternative lifestyle" individual, has been busy.

Today I had Cynthia (backed up by Jim and Lukas) sing a bluegrass song at the last show. Wow does she have a voice!!

Nick has been grounded and it's driving him a bit nuts. He hurt his shoulder (muscle strain) during a trapeze work out a couple of days ago. He loves to fly and hang out on the trap so this has got to be killing him. Today he was the coolest of all of us in this heat with ice on his shoulder. He's taking it it with good humor though.

The owner of the Park's grandson, Grant, has been influenced by Miles in that her now owns a bull whip. He has been coming over practicing with the kids everyday. We are going to let him do a few cracks at our Sunday Show.

On Saturday Miles or Victor will do an upside down strait-jacket escape over the pond at the park as a publicity stunt.

Our new Illusion, the Bamboo Illusion" is almost ready to be presented. We have all the props and most of the costumes ready. Jim has his Samoan fire dance knife ready to go.

Miles turned 17 on the 16th and got a nice camera for his birthday. Cynthia made a cool "grilled cheese" design cheese cake for him. Nick gave miles a Buck Knife and wrapped it in one whole BIG roll of duct tape. We have the video of him unwrapping it and will post it soon.

True to our sponsor I hock "anti Monkey Butt powder" at every show and give free samples away.

Another new stunt...Jim stands on Miles while he lays on a bed of nails and juggles machetes.